Question 14
What is your ethnic or cultural background?
Question 14 is a new question introduced in 2006. The question layout was agreed following consultation with the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, the Equality Authority, Pavee Point and relevant Government Departments. The present version of the question was successfully tested in the Census Pilot Survey carried out in April 2004. Coupled with information from other questions on the form, the responses will facilitate a comparison of the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the different ethnic and cultural groups living in Ireland.
People are free to tick box 8 Other and write in their own description of their ethnic or cultural background where it is not covered by one of the tick boxes 1 to 8.
